Improvement in carriage-lamps



31A. HOWELL.

CARRIAGE-LAMP.

No.172,441. ?a.tented Jan.18.1876.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

JOHN A. HOWELL, OF CLINTON TOWN THREEFOURTHS HIS RIGHT TO 0. N.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARRIAGE-LAMPS.

Specification form'ng part of Letters Patent No. 172,441 1, dated January 18, 1876; application filed October 14, 187:).

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ALMER HOWELL, of Clinton township, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Carriage-Lamps, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to carriage-lamps in in which the candle-socket is usually fastened to the lamp in such a manner that it may be detached for inserting the candle.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my invention. The remaining figures illustrate the parts more in detail. Fig. 2 represents a side View of the invention. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

The object of my invention is to furnish, by the combinat on, in a carriage lamp, of a spring, N, and button A, in the form of a catch fastened inside of the stationary socket E, and orifices K and F, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, a more simple and sure method of attaching and detaching the socket B than any heretofore in use.

To attach the socket B, it is simply necessary to slide it on the stationary socket E, and

.place the orifice F directly over the button A,

which will spring out and hold it secure in its place. The spring N will allow the socket B to force the button A flush with the stationary socket E, and to slide over it.

By press ng on the button A, as shown in Fig. l, the socket B may be detached, as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be evident that the spring N and the button A may project below the stationary socket E, dispensing with the orifice K with the same result; orthe spring may be fastened inside the socket B, which may be made to slide inside, instead of outside, of the stationary socket E.

I usually solder the spring N to the socket, but it is obvious it may be fastened in other ways.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The combination, in a carriage-lamp, of a spring, N, and button A with the orifices K and F, substantially as described, and for the purposes specified.

JOHN ALMER HOWELL.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. INGRAHAM, EDWARD S. J QHNsON.

SHIP, ESSEX COUNTY, ASSIGNOR OF LOOKWOOD & 00., OF NEWARK, N. J, 

